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eald-spræc

(n.)
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eald-spræc, e; f.

An old speech, history

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An old speech, history, Leo A. Sax. Gl. 149

fela-sprǽc

(n.)
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fela-sprǽc, e; f.
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Much speaking In heora feolaspréce in multiloquio suo, Mt. R. 6, 7

sceáwend-sprǽc

(n.)
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sceáwend-sprǽc, e; f.

Buffoonery,

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Buffoonery, the speech of the theatre Sceáwendsprǽc scurrilitas (scarilitas, MS.), Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 65

hosp-sprǽc

(n.)
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hosp-sprǽc, e; f.

Contemptuous, insulting language

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Contemptuous, insulting language Se eádmóda biscop ðe wé ymbe sprecaþ wæs swiðe geþyldig wið þwyrum mannum and him ne eglede heora hospsprǽc ac forbær blíðelíce ðeáh ðe him man bysmor cwǽde the lowly-minded bishop that we are talking about was very patient

on-sprǽc

(n.)
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on-sprǽc, e; f.

A suit involving a claim or accusation, claim, charge

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A suit involving a claim or accusation, claim, charge Se móste his hláford áspelian, and his onspǽce gerǽcan, L. R. 3; Th. i. 192, 3. Bǽdon ðæt heó mósten gesyllan hire morgengyfe wið ðan ðe se cing ða egeslícan onspǽce áléte ( the charge is previously

Linked entry: an-sprǽc

edwít-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
edwít-spræc, e; f.

Contemptuous speech, scornopprobrium, imprŏpĕrium, cavillātio

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Contemptuous speech, scorn; opprobrium, imprŏpĕrium, cavillātio Ðý-læs ic scyle þrówian edwítspræce lest I shall suffer contemptuous speech. Andr. Kmbl. 161; An. 81: Ps. Th. 88, 43: 101, 6

hete-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
hete-sprǽc, e; f.

Hostile or malicious speech.

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Hostile or malicious speech.Cd. 14; Th. 17, 22; Gen. 263

tó-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
tó-sprǽc, e; f.

Speech addressed to a personconversation

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Speech addressed to a person, conversation Hine God hiéwcúðlícor on eallum ðingum innan lǽrde ðonne óðre menn mid his gelómlícre tósprǽce quem (Moses) de cunctis interius per conversationem cum Deo sedulam locutio familiaris instruebat, Past. 41; Swt

ágen-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
ágen-spræc, e; f. [ágen own, spræc speech]

One's own tonguean idiomthe peculiarity of a languageidioma

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One's own tongue, an idiom, the peculiarity of a language; idioma, Ælfc. Gl. 101; Som. 77, 41

fore-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
fore-spræc, -spæc, e; f. [ = for, spræc a speech]

A speaking fora defencean assentingagreementdefensioexcūsātioastipŭlātio

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A speaking for, a defence, an assenting, agreement; defensio, excūsātio, astipŭlātio Ic secge ðæt sió forespræc ne dýge, náuðer ne ðam scyldigan, ne ðam ðe him foreþingaþ I say that the defence does no good, neither to the guilty, nor to him who pleads

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ge-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sprǽc, es; n.

Speechdiscourseconversationadvice

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Speech, discourse, conversation, advice Se cyning wæs on gesprǽce wynsum erat rex affatu jucundus, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 8. Ic wæs mid his gesprǽce wet geréted allocutione ejus refecti, 5, 1; S. 613, 22. Gearo on gesprǽce loquela promptus, 2; S. 615, 29

fóre-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-spræc, fóre-spæc, e; f. [fóre- fore-, spræc a speech]

A fore-speechprefaceintroductiona speaking before for anothera fore-promisepræfātiopræ-sponsio

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A fore-speech, preface, introduction, a speaking before for another, a fore-promise; præfātio, præ-sponsio Ðis is seó fórespræc hú S. Gregorius ðas bóc gedihte, ðe man Pastoralem nemnaþ this is the preface how St. Gregory made this book which people

Linked entries: fóre-spæc for-spǽc

ge-sprǽc

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Add: [<b>ge-spræc, ge-sprǽce</b> (v. god-gesprǽce), <b>ge-sprec, ge-spræc</b> (? cf. ge-spræcan = ge-sprecan, and cf. gebrec and ge-bræc).

dol-spræc

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dol-spræc, l.
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dol-sprǽc

edwít-spræc

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edwít-spræc, l.
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-sprǽc

ágen-spræc

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ágen-spræc, l.
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ágen sprǽc

gilp-spræc

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gilp-spræc, l.
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gilp-sprǽc

burg-spræc

(n.)
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burg-spræc, -spæc (burh-).
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Substitute: <b>burg-sprǽc,</b> -spǽc, e; f. Elegant speech Gleáwnesse burhsprǽce dissertudinem urbanitatis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 52. Burhspǽce urbanitatis, eloquentiae loquela, Hpt. Gl. 404, 40: An. Ox. 9, 13

eald-spræc

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>eald-sprǽc,</b> e; f. An old form of words, a proverb, byword þú hæfst ús gedón tó ealdsprǽce, þæt óðre þeóda nyton hwæt hý elles sprecon búton úre bysmer posuisti nos in similitudinem gentibus, Ps. Th. 43, 16

Lǽden-sprǽc

(n.)
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Lǽden-sprǽc, e; f.
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The Latin speech or language Ealle naman lédensprǽce [also lédenre sprǽce] all Latin nouns, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 55. On lédensprǽce, 2; Som. 2, 47. Hálige láreówas hit áwriton on lédensprǽce, Homl. Skt. p. 6, 51. Se cræft geopenaþ lédensprǽce [MS.